Winfield man charged with two offenses

Jan 24, 2017

A Winfield man was arrested Jan. 14 following the report of a suspicious vehicle with a person unconscious in it.

Eric Dwayne Tusing was arrested after deputies checked on the vehicle parked near the intersection of 140th Street and Kentucky Avenue. Upon investigation, it was found that Tusing was sleeping in the vehicle on the driver’s side of a 2001 Buick Century that was still running when deputies arrived.

Tusing was placed through standardized field sobriety testing and it was found that he was impaired. Tusing also was found to have a handgun on his person.

He was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol-first offense and carrying a concealed weapon. Tusing was arrested and transported to the Henry County Jail.